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G. E. MORSE.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1912.

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GEORGE E. MORSE. OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1era.

Y Application led April 8, 1912. Serial No. 689,387.

To all whom it may concern.' y

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. MORSE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brockton, in the county of Plymouth and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSeats,

`of which the following is a specification,

stitching rooms of shoe factories, although applicable for other usesgenerally.

As is well kn0wn,shoe manufacturers have heretofore had considerabletrouble in their factories by reason of the loose stools lor chairsbeing knocked about and broken and being left in the aisle at night timewhere,`

in case of fire, they are a serious obstruction to the firemen, so muchso that in some factories stringent orders have been enforced requiringthat the workmen, when they leave at night, place their stools or chairsupon the work benches. i y

With a knowledge of these conditions, my invention has for its primaryobject a simple, durable and eliicient construction of device includinga seat, a work bench or other support, and an extensible connectionbetween the two, whereby the seat may be easily drawn out and restsolidly on the floor instead ofbeing suspended from the bench or table,when the seat is required for use, and may be easily slipped backunderneath the table in suspended relation to the floor, when notrequired for use, whereby not only will the aisles be kept clear atnight time, but free space will be provided on the floor so that thelatter may be easily i Vswept or scrubbed.

The invention also has for its object a simple construction of thischaracter, the parts of which may be cheaply manufactured and readilyassembled, and which will be so arranged that the operation of drawingthe seat out from underneath the table or bench will be accompanied by apractically automatic movement of the seat toward and into Contact withthe floor, and, whereby, inthe reverse operation, the inward movement ofthe seat toward the table or bench will be accompanied by a practicallyautomatic movement up underneath the bench, the seat For a fullunderstanding of the invent-ion,`

reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawing, in whichv Figure l is a side elevation of my improved device,the seat being shown eXtend` ed in full lines and in its inoperativeposition in dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device withthe seat extended;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional View, theY section being taken on theline 3 3 of Fig. l; and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of themain supporting bracket.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingby like reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral l designates a support which, inthe present instance, is in the form of a work bench or table mountedupon legs 2, although it is to be understood that within the purview ofthis invention, the support may be of any desired character, such as adesk or other article of furniture. Secured underneath the top of thetable 1 is a casing 3 in the form of a channeled bar having its sideedges turned outwardly to form horizontally disposed flanges 4 toreceive screws or similar fastening devices by which it may be securedin place. The vertically disposed and longitudinally extending sides ofthe casing 3 are formed with longitudinally 'extending slots 5 in whicha transversely extending bolt 6 is accommodated, said bolt beingpivotally connected to one end of a preferably at bar 7 which forms onesection of an eX- tensible supporting arm A. The bar 7 is adapted totelescope or slipin between the flanges of an adjoining bar 8 and isprovided at one end with a stud 9 working in a longitudinal slot l()formed in the bar 8.

In turn, the flanged bar 8 is adapted to slip into a flanged bar 11 andis provided at one end with a stud 12 accommodated. inthe longitudinalslot 13 formed" in the bar 11. The

bar 11 is pivotally secured by one of its sideV flanges and near one endthereof to a lateral-ly projecting stud 14 which is secured to. one endof a transversely extending bar 15 sec-ured in any desired way to thebottom of'V a stool or chair seat 16, the same being designed, whenwithdrawn from underneath rear side of the seat 16, is ablock 17 whichis formed with an opening' extending therethrough for the reception ofthe lower end of a seat post 18- which is vertically disposed, asclearly illustrated' in thel drawing, and] which is formed at its lowerVend? with an opening 1SEL designed to receive a fastening device 19,whereby the post ma-y be held in a relatively elevated position t-ohold`its back rest 20` at the` desired elevation. lVhen the seat is notrequired for use, the: fasteningA device 19 is loosened and the seatpost 18 lowered tothe position illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. i

From as much of the description as has preceded, in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it will be understood that wheny the seat 16- isdrawn out from underneath the table top- 1, the sections 7 8 and 11ofthe supporting arm A will become eX- tended relative to each otherand: the seatV 16 which has a pivotal connection with thesection 11 ofthe arm may be lowered and rest solidly upon the floor. lVhen the seatis not required for use, it is only necessary to push it inwardly, thismotion collapsing or telescoping the various sections?, 8- and 111 ofthe arni- A and sliding the entire device intov the casing 3, the inwardmovement being accompanied by a practically automatic upward movement asthe bars or sections 7, 8 and 11 ride upwardly and inwardly upon thebottom: of the casing 3". One side of the casing'v 3 is formed5 at itsinward edge with a recess 21 designed to receive the preferably flat bar15 which is directly secured to the seat 16, whereby when the parts arecollapsedI and the seat 16` is suspended underneath theI top of thetable, the bar 15 willrest snugly in the recess-` andf thereby hold theparts from falling outward and downward'. In order to facilitate theinwardmovement of the sections of the extensible supporting arm A, thebottom of the casing 3 isV formed' at its forward edger with aforwardlyd andl downwardly turned lip: 22 and preferably the sideflanges of the intermediate bar' 8 of the extensible arm A arebeveled-as indicated at 23, so as to facilitate the inward slidingmovement.

While the accompanying drawing illustrates what I believe to be thepreferred enibodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited thereto,A buty that various Ychanges may bemade in the construction, arrangement, and proi portions of the partswithout departing from the scope of the invention as defined in at itsforward edgewithfa seat recess, anY

extensible arm` having a pivotal andi sliding connection at one end withsaid casing, a seat, and a bar connected to:l said seat and proj ectingllaterally therefrom and: adapted to be receivedi iny saidl recess withthe arm collapsed and the seat held? in: an elevated position underneaththe support.

2. A device of the character described', in.- cluding a support, arcasing'heldin an elevatedY position by said support, and formedi in itsside walls with longitudinal slots, a bolt movable freely in said slots:and extend:- ing transversely of the casing, an extensible armconstructed in a plurality. of sections having a stud and slot*connection with eachy other and adapted to telescope one upon theVother, one of said sectionsl being pivotally connected to` said! bolt, aseat, a bar secured to said seat and projecting laterally therefrom,said# bar being provided with a stud pivotally connected to anothersection of said arm, and legs secured toy said sea-t.`

3. A device of the character described, including a support, a casingheld in an. elevated position by said support and. formed in itsside-walls with longitudinally extending slots. and; in the front edgeof one side` wall with a recess, a transverse bolt; movablefreely insaid slot, an extensible arm constructed in4 a plurality of sections:having stud# and slot connections with each other,

being designed for reception int said recess as and for thepurposesetforth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signaturey inthe presenceof'two witnesses.-

GEORGE E. MORSE.

Witnesses: y

C. ORLANDO BACHELDER, R. D. MAcDoNALD.

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